30 Off Duty requirement question

Just a helpful hint, If DOT wants to nit pick, and sometimes they will. Time spent on a shipper's property can't be logged off duty--unless you note in your remarks that you yourself physically left the property. (i.e. walked down the street to get a sandwich, etc) That is how companies with elogs keep getting nailed for falsification/general form and manner.

When I get to a shipper I show 15 min on the bottom line, then get my happy ##### into that sleeper...

reason being if I get screwed and have to sit at a shipper/receiver for a long time...an 8 hour sleeper berth break still extends your 14 hour day 8 more hours, though not many drivers seem to know and comprehend it.

Most new drivers in school are not even told about it, because most people screw it up. Depending on how elogs are set up elogs will allow it too, though some companies disable it because too many people were effing it up.

The 8 hours must be sleeper and ONLY sleeper.

The 8 hours is good for 8 hours only, even 8.5 or 9 is still only good for extending the 14 hour clock 8 hours. So if you take more than that you might as well do a 10.

The 8 hour break must be taken first as the law stands right now...

The 2nd break must be 2 or more off duty or sleeper, or a combination.

The rules for split sleeper still apply, and that is where you need to be careful that you don't exceed your total 14 on either side of the break...

That is why you get into the sleeper when you wait at a shipper, for your own good.

 

For the fifty-thousandth time, the FMCSA has issued a regulatory guidance stating you can go off-duty, even if you aren't able to leave the property. No notes required.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-12/html/2013-16687.htm

 

I haven't looked at the little green book in over a year, I stand corrected sir.

 

Unless I am missing something you can do 2 and 8 or 8 and 2 need to look it up but computer say I can

 

I'm not one of them, yet.

But I like being clean, and I like my gastrointestinal health, so I will take my time pooping, for sure; shower, I tend to take about 10 minutes, but I also shave in the shower.

 

yes ... but remember that after that thirty minute break you are only going to get another 8 hours of driving back ... it will not let you work more then 8 hours on line 3 and 4 in a 14 hour day .... so work at least 3+ hours before taking your break and you will have the rest of your hours to drive ... play with it ... you'll figure it out

 

This is not true.

Any time in the sleeper of at least 8 hours but less than 10 hours is not counted against the 14 hour limit. That means if you spend 09:59 in the sleeper you just extended your 14 by 09:59.

This is also a common misconception.